Riding Japan's Longest-Distance Diesel Express Train OKHOTSK (Abashiri→Sapporo)

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  • ◆Limited Express OKHOTSK is the oldest express train in JR Hokkaido.
    It runs between Sapporo and Abashiri for 2 round trips per day.
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  • @kugastravel5180
    @kugastravel5180  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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  • @derekz
    @derekz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    First time hearing a history lesson while riding the train with you Kuga. Very cool! Would love to learn more from you!! Thanks for sharing your journey with us as always 😊

  • @dopetrain4597
    @dopetrain4597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Took the ride on winter 2020. As someone who is from a tropical country, this was best 6 hours of magical snowy journey that I have ever experienced.

  • @ewengillies9826
    @ewengillies9826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The efforts you go to with the very early morning rises/departures and late night arrivals/depzrtures shows your true dedication to enlighten and entertain your viewers. Thank you M/s Kuga on behalf of all your subscribers it is greatly appreciated. I can only imagine how cold it was there at 5.30am walking to the station. A very different type of journey on a train i'm more familiar with but the white scape surroundings I would live to experience on a train ride. I now know some hustory thanks to your deft teaching methods. ATVB til we next ride who knows where with you. Bushyboy Oz.

  • @deltadaze6836
    @deltadaze6836 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh! I just can't get enough of these SNOW RIDES!...I did not realize you could turn the seats around, but it makes sense :)

  • @TuckerSP2011
    @TuckerSP2011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It looks so cold there! Brrrr!

  • @FUBBA
    @FUBBA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I just watch these for sleep. Japan and the entire Korean peninsula all looks so peaceful. I wish there was footage of train rides through DPRK for me to watch but I like Japan more. :) Perfect mix of rural and metropolitan. Not to mention the sea voyages makes me from USA so envious even though my country is gorgeous as well. Much love for your channel.

    • @Pratham_2711
      @Pratham_2711 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      USA is not beautiful at all.

  • @tomburns7544
    @tomburns7544 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Another relaxing and fun video. Thank you, Kuga! I agree with Derek Zhang. Facts about where you are travelling are always fun to learn.
    どうもありがとう!

  • @freedomforever6718
    @freedomforever6718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another fine trip. Thank you.

  • @vanessahartsuff3328
    @vanessahartsuff3328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazed at travel

  • @dskadd32
    @dskadd32 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That's a trip I want to take! Great way to see more of Hokkaido!

  • @adamh7588
    @adamh7588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Another great journey in the very snowy conditions.

  • @punnipaduangdara6743
    @punnipaduangdara6743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you for amazing trip with Hokkaido's history.

  • @kristivandam9152
    @kristivandam9152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lovely as usual!

  • @FlexxenRandomPlaces
    @FlexxenRandomPlaces 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm already excited to see your reviews of the Hokkaido Shinkansen from Tokyo to Sapporo in some years 🤣

  • @DinuKiMastLife
    @DinuKiMastLife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Super cool 💞💞💞💞💗💗💗❤️❤️

  • @rupertmiller9690
    @rupertmiller9690 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your content has made my life a little bit better. Thank you.

  • @onyxdragon
    @onyxdragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for posting this video and the recent videos from your trips (Hokkaido). I've always heard so much about the southern prefectures and cities in southern Japan - Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Osaka, Kobe, Hiroshima, and Nagano. I hardly had received any information about the north, especially Hokkaido. It's great that you are providing us with so much information and insight about Hokkaido, especially Sapporo, Wakkanai, Otaru, Cape Soya, and Abashiri. I hope to visit there soon upon a friend that's now living near Asashikawa.

  • @larrybarney3796
    @larrybarney3796 ปีที่แล้ว

    THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL RIDE IN WINTER THANK YOU

  • @VerhoevenSimon
    @VerhoevenSimon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the unexpected history lesson, and the quality/consistency of snowy train rides in Japan keeps impressing me.

  • @motojojo_
    @motojojo_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Aaarggh, soon as I saw Seico Mart my brain sang “Seico Marto”, it’s like being on a Sunflower ferry 🤣

  • @ChrisH-1952
    @ChrisH-1952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another informative and enjoyable train trip video. Thanks. I wish we in the UK...indeed in more of Europe... had seats that spun round when the train changed direction.

  • @katarzynadymerska2519
    @katarzynadymerska2519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    your films relax me a lot ... I watch them before going to sleep ... I gladly traveled around Japan in your company ...

  • @CrazySquirrelProductions
    @CrazySquirrelProductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ahhh, you have such dedication Kuga-san. I wouldn't even know where you are going to next! 😂 Thanks so much for the video!❤️🙏✌️💪 Maybe snowboarding? 🏂😉

  • @bofast
    @bofast 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That protagonist and supporting cast food joke was great :D

  • @alanschwartz1157
    @alanschwartz1157 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting bit of history, you gave us. Thank you. if the lights weren't so bright, it'd be a good time to catch a nap after you have some breakfast of course.

  • @user-mg3pt3gp7c
    @user-mg3pt3gp7c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice video 👌👌

  • @SC-wl7cz
    @SC-wl7cz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your chill vibe. Thank you for sharing.

  • @BLACKSTA361
    @BLACKSTA361 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow is it currently snowing in Hokkaido

  • @billhunnicutt3883
    @billhunnicutt3883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very enlightening. Thank you for the history lesson. Happy and safe travels!

  • @caymanchristopher7014
    @caymanchristopher7014 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Astounding amount of snow still! Thank you for the videos.

  • @burrongos
    @burrongos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was very informative, thank you for sharing that part of Japan’s history… and the trip was fun..!! Take care.. looking forward for the next video

  • @briansatchell2319
    @briansatchell2319 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like how all Japans trains are spotlessly clean and tidy. Best in world?

  • @LWJCarroll
    @LWJCarroll ปีที่แล้ว

    I was surprised at how much the teain iced up on the outside….thanks. Laurie NZ.

  • @dalferr
    @dalferr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was a beautiful travel. Thank you for all the informations, as well as for sharing the wonderful views.

  • @dsdonovan
    @dsdonovan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the virtual tour and history of Hokkaido. It was very interesting to learn about the prisoners.

  • @wrestlcub
    @wrestlcub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! I really loved the snowy journey.

  • @theglobalcitizenship
    @theglobalcitizenship 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love to see you again Kuga! I absolutely love Sapporo. Would love to come here again in the near future. Thank you for sharing!

  • @fuoco13
    @fuoco13 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video. Love the snow scenery. And a bonus, Engaru station. Have seen many videos of this famous station.

  • @fairweathercards
    @fairweathercards 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoyed the Hokkaido history lesson. Thank you for the journey!

  • @annawang-mathieson5610
    @annawang-mathieson5610 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always enjoy your posts; i grew up in the early 1960s on base in. Chitose......

  • @paracog
    @paracog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A chilly but beautiful landscape. I hope you got a hot meal and beverage when you got to Sapporo! Thanks again for the relaxing and informative tour.

  • @LEGIOXIIIG
    @LEGIOXIIIG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kuga keep it up. I love your videos buddy!

  • @KogaNja
    @KogaNja ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic content brother plz keep it up!

  • @tleevee62
    @tleevee62 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great trip, great video. Next trip venture to South Korea. Thanks! from USA.

  • @Daneelro
    @Daneelro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Places I could identify:
    00:00 Abashiri
    03:06 leaving Abashiri
    03:30 outskirts of Abashiri
    03:53 halfway from Abashiri to Yobito (shore of Lake Abashiri)
    04:52 6 km after Bihoro [scene out of sequence!]
    05:06 Memambetsu
    06:36 before Bihoro (bridge of E61 road)
    06:41 4 km past Bihoro
    06:46 before Hiushinai (next to road 39)
    07:40 1 km before Tanno
    07:51 Kitami
    08:19 2 km before Ainonai
    08:35 leaving Rubeshibe
    08:52 Engaru
    09:29 2.5 km before Nakakoshi
    09:36 1.5 km before Nakakoshi (road 333 overpass)
    09:43 2 km after Tenmaku
    09:56 leaving Kamikawa
    10:05 Antaroma
    10:30 Asahikawa
    10:58 last km before Shiroishi
    11:13 leaving Shiroishi
    11:28 Sapporo

  • @Gaurav-fw5qk
    @Gaurav-fw5qk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, I really enjoy your videos bro.
    it's awesome and I enjoy it a lot.
    I wish I could travel like this
    or travel anywhere really.

  • @travelwithlazyfoot4k-uhd950
    @travelwithlazyfoot4k-uhd950 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting idea for vlog. 👍

  • @swiper1818
    @swiper1818 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seicomart Hot Chef - the best fried chicken I have ever tasted!!!👍👍👍 Something to try on your next trip to Hokkaido

  • @IbnShahid
    @IbnShahid ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh wow...you can just swivel the seats round! Try suggesting that to the train operators where I live in the UK and they’d immediately come out with a bunch of reasons as to why it’s not possible.

  • @eprohoda
    @eprohoda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good morning. yo.incrdible recording. all the best,🤟

  • @beritbunny
    @beritbunny 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved the journey. Beautiful! Also, I’m very interested in Sapporo. ❤️❤️

  • @bryanlorang417
    @bryanlorang417 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Kuga,

  • @Supernaut2000
    @Supernaut2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That is insane amounts of snow in Hokkaido! Will spring ever come there?

    • @thesledgehammerblog
      @thesledgehammerblog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This trip was taken at the end of February, so I would assume the snow is gone (or at least melting) by now.

  • @Ungoliant92
    @Ungoliant92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Abashiri is famous for drift ice and .... PRISON

  • @storminmay
    @storminmay 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the history lesson, was a very poignant reminder that civilization was built on the backs of the forgotten.

  • @susmitanandi7776
    @susmitanandi7776 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video

  • @denniswhite1399
    @denniswhite1399 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing I stayed one night in Abashiri planned to do ice drift boat but was bad weather so cancelled I took train from Sapporo for it so bit dissapointed . also Feb I did get to enjoy Ryuhyo Monogatari Train that was wonderful Loved Abashiri there was a nice restaraunt for seafood but sadly that was closed I plan to go back as its beautiful in winter and I love the trains. The scenery on this trip is so beautiful.

  • @Paul_MuadDib
    @Paul_MuadDib 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Next tour you can take a little relaxing in an mixed onsen, with hot mineral water and to live in an old traditionel ryokan. It's owner a family.

  • @Doodlesthegreat
    @Doodlesthegreat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your next excursion is on a bicycle to the local Family Mart.

  • @Oxi8gm
    @Oxi8gm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Буду смотреть это перед сном.🤗

  • @carolemerle9995
    @carolemerle9995 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting trip and history lesson. I'd love to make the trip to the prison. From what I've read, it's very eye opening.

  • @timcurry192
    @timcurry192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see the Sapporo Ice Festival was canceled this year, but maybe next year you could show us. The Sapporo brewery tour is excellent. If you feel like trying the ski jump afterward, don't do it. ;-)

  • @romanhemza5608
    @romanhemza5608 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

  • @belladonna131
    @belladonna131 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice ride. No hitches. Not crowded. AND, WAS YOUR SNACK REALLY "NICE"? Most on the go food is just okay. I've had a bullet train lunch and it WAS VERY GOOD. So, I must be speaking of U.S. travel food, which is mostly miss and not a good hit. You have really great travel videos. ❤🌸🤗😊🌸.

  • @kaikito2348
    @kaikito2348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Want more of Hokkaido in winter? Watch a wonderful film called ' Control Tower '. It's very heart-warming!

  • @robertabray-enhus3198
    @robertabray-enhus3198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s a lot of snow! I didn’t know Japan got that much snow

    • @pumpkinhill4570
      @pumpkinhill4570 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lots of rain, lots of snow. Aomori and Sapporo are the two snowiest cities in the world.

    • @jacuesduplessis319
      @jacuesduplessis319 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are u idiot ??? Never studied geography... this place is very near to YAKUTIA ( Sakha republic), Russia

  • @dpledoone
    @dpledoone 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s almost as if Japan Rail never developed its Hokkaido network. That diesel train is however, probably what you need to get through all that snow. Thank you for sharing

  • @thomaswhitten2537
    @thomaswhitten2537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Nice, basic ride! I doubt you'd be able to drive in 5.5 hours, especially in that snow. Certainly not as safely so the train seems to be the best bet. The seats turning around like that is unique. Don't see that in many other trains, even in the U.S. Good video! 😉

    • @thany3
      @thany3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think trains in the Nordic countries are pretty good at ploughing through snow as well 😀
      Rotating seats is pretty unique I think 😎

  • @zantetsuken4210
    @zantetsuken4210 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Next one ? Sapporo to Hakodate !
    It is a very nice ride to do (done it several years ago during fall).

  • @josephkanowitz6875
    @josephkanowitz6875 ปีที่แล้ว

    ב''ה, thanks for sharing.

  • @henrychew235
    @henrychew235 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing these train videos. What do you do for a living? You seem to use the trains a lot!!

  • @WanJae42
    @WanJae42 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Next, you'll ride a fishing trawler!

  • @raytheron
    @raytheron 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great to see this part of Japan! Mmm what about Hakodate to Wakkanai? That'll be a nice long train ride ;-)

  • @shirokumakogyo
    @shirokumakogyo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Of course, in the Meiji Period Hokkaido was only "unexplored" from the viewpoint of the Japanese people--the indigenous Ainu had been living there for centuries before they were marginalized and their culture nearly wiped out by settlers from the other Japanese islands. Their linguistic mark has been left on many of the unusual-sounding (from the perspective of the Japanese language) place names and station names you see throughout Hokkaido.

  • @danielatteberry2393
    @danielatteberry2393 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m from Wakkanai and I thought the Wakkanai to Hakodate train was longer. I used to ride from Wakkanai to Ueno and it took 28 hours including the Hakodate-Aomori ferry.

  • @kvikve
    @kvikve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Next could be a ferry from Otaru to Niigata? Just a guess based on a map, if this particular journey continues...

  • @genesicAura
    @genesicAura 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Super Hokuto

  • @daspump
    @daspump 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the reversible seats. There's no way we'd get them here in the UK. Can't help notice that the Japanese commuter trains are so much cleaner than those over here.

  • @898688tim
    @898688tim 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    how about the Hakone trip with train/funnicular/chairlift/boat? I love that trip

  • @tehpanda64
    @tehpanda64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    kind of an expensive ticket isn't it? different travel times might affect prices but today I am seeing flights from Memanbetsu/Ozora to sapporo for under 60 USD. Makes me wonder how the airlines can run at those prices if the trains cost more. I admit I would prefer taking the express train for the novelty of being on rail but for everyone else it makes me fear for the future of the passenger rail infrastructure.

    • @pumpkinhill4570
      @pumpkinhill4570 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably very few people take it the full distance. I would guess their main customers are people at towns and cities along the way that are not well served by air.

  • @aleksmaasik9737
    @aleksmaasik9737 ปีที่แล้ว

    At the time i saw the train i was thinking that must be cold.

  • @roslinabintishahirkpm-guru3351
    @roslinabintishahirkpm-guru3351 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hmm..bila la boleh travel naik train long distance macam ni..

  • @JoeZUGOOLA
    @JoeZUGOOLA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is it normally snowy in April over there?

    • @freedomforever6718
      @freedomforever6718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This was filmed in late February 2022.

    • @JoeZUGOOLA
      @JoeZUGOOLA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@freedomforever6718 AHH yes it says

  • @nealmacdonald9896
    @nealmacdonald9896 ปีที่แล้ว

    Go East to West re Canada to see the Rockies in the daytime.

  • @alperaker4268
    @alperaker4268 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I missed Abashiri a lot... BTW if you have shopped from the Seico Mart you show in video, wouldn't you be approaching to station from the opposite side?

  • @1liviodinzeo246
    @1liviodinzeo246 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "What will i ride next?" ...a snowmobile 🙂

  • @becky239
    @becky239 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ……wow 1st time to hear Mandarin announcement on Japanese train😅

  • @NineEyeRon
    @NineEyeRon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    00:46 just like in anime

  • @julia393n
    @julia393n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, it still snows so heavily up there in April. Watching from Australia, but lived in Kyushu. Watching your videos reminds me of my time in Japan, but never got the chance to visit Hokkaido.

    • @DinnerForkTongue
      @DinnerForkTongue 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      From the looks of it, Hokkaido's natural geography has more in common with Russia than it does Japan. This really looks like Kamchatka.

    • @johncimillo7860
      @johncimillo7860 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He posted those videos now from 2-3 months ago. Don’t understand why he’s not up to date like other Japanese TH-camrs like him. We’re in Spring in the northern hemisphere and it’s about 10-15 degrees Celsius in Hokkaido now

  • @lubovlang
    @lubovlang 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Не знала, что экспресс в Японии может называться Охотск.

  • @davidmoser3535
    @davidmoser3535 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    GO KUGA!

  • @rztrzt
    @rztrzt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you do the Ōigawa Railway Ikawa Line to Lake Igawa by any chance?

  • @johnmiller8975
    @johnmiller8975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some train history for everyone
    Towns in the west of Canada and the US are spaced either 7 or 10 miles apart because of the need for water and fuel, first seven, and then ten with improvements to engine design

  •  2 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍👍

  • @NgKQ96
    @NgKQ96 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please take a ride on the Odakyu romancecar

  • @johncimillo7860
    @johncimillo7860 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you gonna post Cherry blossoms in July when they bloomed and faded in April. Please be up to date on your videos. It is Mid Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Don’t want to see snow till close to Xmas

  • @user-by1zv7td3j
    @user-by1zv7td3j 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is known for drift ice and
    Prison 😃

  • @nealmacdonald9896
    @nealmacdonald9896 ปีที่แล้ว

    Try a 1st class 5 day train trip across Canada or Europe

  • @markshen3280
    @markshen3280 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What did your buy for breakfast? Is there a dining-car section on this train ?